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Benghazi consulate security didn't meet minimum standards
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/25/benghazi-consulate-security-didnt-meet-minimum-standards-n201658
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The timing matches what CNN’s Arwa Damon, who has been reporting from Benghazi, said about the September 11 attack. … administration’s story fell apart:
Two days after State clammed up, the Obama administration sent U.N. … Fox News’ Chris Wallace grilled Obama adviser Robert Gibbs on Libya and foreign policy.…
Quotes of the day
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ABC: President Obama last night on 60 minutes the president referred to the situation in middle east as one of those bumps in the … If there was no intel, then clearly the CIA and other intel agents stationed in Benghazi weren’t doing their jobs well. … just the trauma of losing four good men, it’s hard for me to say at this point.
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A leading House Republican criticized the Obama…
Obama on "The View": "I've been told I'm just eye candy here"
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/24/obama-on-the-view-ive-been-told-im-just-eye-candy-here-n201645
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I don’t want to raise expectations, but the most irritating Obama interview ever could be a mere 14 hours away. … When host and veteran journalist Barbara Walters kidded Michelle Obama about bringing the president as her “date,” Obama quipped, “ … President Obama continued the shift in his administration’s language in explaining the terrorist attack on the U.S.…
The Ed Morrissey Show: Kevin McCullough
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/24/the-ed-morrissey-show-kevin-mccullough-117-n201634
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Kevin and I will talk about the “catastrophic” intel loss in Benghazi, the collapse of the Obama administration narrative on foreign … Binge Thinker, Kevin and Stephen’s exploding success in independent talk radio, as well as Kevin’s new book, No He Can’t: How Barack Obama…
Sacking of Benghazi consulate "a catastrophic intelligence loss"
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/24/sacking-of-benghazi-consulate-a-catastrophic-intelligence-loss-n201628
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Among the more obvious catastrophes of the terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi — the loss of a dedicated diplomat in J. … The New York Times reported last night that the CIA considers the loss of the Benghazi consulate as “a catastrophic intelligence loss … ,” which prompts even more questions about security for the site:
The attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J.…
Rasmussen: Only 23% believe embassy sieges related to YouTube video
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/24/rasmussen-only-23-believe-embassy-sieges-related-to-youtube-video-n201632
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Just eight days after UN Ambassador Susan Rice went on five Sunday talk shows to insist that the sacking of our consulate in Benghazi … Only one demographic has a majority which backs the Obama administration’s original spin on this story — the political class, with … Adding it all up, it shows that voters don’t think the Obama administration’s response adds up. …
Obama: Sacked consulate and dead ambassador "bumps in the road"
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/24/obama-sacked-consulate-and-dead-ambassador-bumps-in-the-road-n201620
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next of a few problematic statements from Barack Obama’s 60 Minutes interview comes to us from The Weekly Standard, which catches Obama … Obama gives a you-gotta-break-a-few-eggs-to-make-an-omelette response that’s pretty inappropriate, considering the outcome in Benghazi … In the longer answer, Obama says that he didn’t have much choice in the matter — but that’s not true at all. …
Quotes of the day
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/23/quotes-of-the-day-1154-n201615
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It was the State Department that failed to provide its ambassador adequate security; it was the State Department that fled Benghazi … Again, this is not to blame Obama. … He criticized President Barack Obama for attending a campaign event in Colorado the night after the attacks.…
Open thread: Sunday morning talking heads
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/23/open-thread-sunday-morning-talking-heads-40-n201608
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embarrassing reaction to protests in the Middle East and the mounting evidence of U.S. negligence in protecting the consulate in Benghazi … Street Journal; Rick Stengel, Time magazine; David Gergen, Harvard; John Dickerson, CBS and Slate
ABC’s This Week: David Axelrod, Obama … senior adviser; Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee Chairman; Nicolle Wallace, Republican strategist; Melody Barnes, former Obama…
CS Monitor: Say, this admission on Benghazi terrorist attack might cause Obama a few problems
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/22/cs-monitor-say-th…zi-terrorist-attack-might-cause-obama-a-few-problems-n201601
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Why did the Obama administration stick with the false story until it fell apart? … That prompts the question of why the Obama administration didn’t take any extra precautions for the Benghazi consulate, especially … Obama pushed Hosni Mubarak out of power in Egypt, and he bombed Qaddafi out of power in Libya. …
Quotes of the day
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/21/quotes-of-the-day-1152-n201596
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And on this they are certain: Barack Obama is a lock for reelection. … Was it Romney’s response to the attacks on our embassies in Benghazi and Cairo? … The reality of Barack Obama has brought them to their knees.…
AP: Benghazi consulate attack was led by 50 masked men using "military tactics"; Update: Libyan officials "absolutely convinced" attack was planned
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/21/ap-benghazi-consul…tack-was-led-by-50-masked-men-using-military-tactics-n201592
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indicates that 50 or more people, many of them masked, were responsible for the Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi … He wasn’t based in Benghazi, remember; the embassy is in Tripoli. … Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, intelligence sources tell Fox News, further discrediting earlier Obama administration claims that the…
The Ed Morrissey Show: Duane "Generalissimo" Patterson & the week in review
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/21/the-ed-morrissey…duane-generalissimo-patterson-the-week-in-review-58-n201583
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Duane and I will catch up with the presidential race, the status of Change, and the latest from the Benghazi debacle and the Obama…
White House narrative on Libya all but collapsed
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/21/white-house-narrative-on-libya-all-but-collapsed-n201576
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A U.S. ambassador and three others murdered in Benghazi. … The Gulf states beg America to act on Iran; Obama strains mightily to restrain . . . Israel. … Don’t expect Obama to take ownership of this narrative collapse. …
Video: Obama now ducking questions on security failures at Benghazi consulate
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/20/video-obama-now-du…questions-on-security-failures-at-benghazi-consulate-n201559
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Why the Romney campaign isn’t destroying Obama over this instead of hammering at that old “redistribution” audio, I’ll never understand … Two clips for you, one of Obama and the other from CBS this morning citing witnesses to the Benghazi attack who say there was no Mohammed-movie … The press seems consumed with the daily spectacle of Jay Carney lurching from one new talking point to another about whether the Benghazi…
Obama official: Yes, Benghazi was a terrorist attack and there are "indications" Al Qaeda was involved; Update: Ringleader released from Gitmo in 2007?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/19/obama-official-yes…volved-update-ringleader-released-from-gitmo-in-2007-n201540
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Remember when the State Department said it would no longer be fielding questions about the Benghazi attack? … If you want to know what happened at Benghazi, ask State. But State won’t talk about it, so ask the FBI. … The group suspected in the consulate attack is Katibah Ansar al-Sharia, based in Benghazi.…
Obama's foreign-policy approval rating on the decline?
https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2012/09/19/obamas-foreign-policy-approval-rating-on-the-decline-n201531
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CNS News reports:
America today is “more respected, more engaged and more secure” than it was when President Obama came to office … The poll was conducted Sept. 12-16, and protesters first stormed the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and the consulate in Benghazi, Libya … The Obama administration’s handling of the Arab Spring may be coming back to bite them, in more than one way, and at a less-than-opportune…
Jay Carney: On second thought, I guess it's possible that that Benghazi attack was preplanned
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/18/jay-carney-on-seco…ts-possible-that-that-benghazi-attack-was-preplanned-n201518
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Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans including U.S. … ” so as not to offend the locals:
According to a source close to Breitbart News and high up in the intelligence community, the Obama … In essence, the Obama Administration tasked an unarmed British firm with security responsibilities that should have been handled by…
Bounce over: Obama's lead in Gallup tracker down to one -- among registered voters
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have deflated that quickly under normal circumstances or if his inexcusable negligence in failing to provide security for the Benghazi … Each time, Romney grinds along, pushing through and moving forward…
Barack Obama is running against Mitt Romney, and against a domestic … He’s got more resources than the Obama campaign, and his ability to find cheap media markets and flex his muscle are just coming to…
Will this become a foreign-policy election?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/09/18/will-this-become-a-foreign-policy-election-n201503
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Benghazi was saved from Gaddafi’s bloody reprisals, but not from mayhem. … He is both wrong and dishonest to keep repeating the canard about Obama being a serial apologizer. … State missed opportunities to prevent what happened in Benghazi.…
Quotes of the day
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Obama continues to receive the benefits of a supportive media—one prone to dark suspicions about his challenger. … administration knew about the planned-attack on the Benghazi, Libya Embassy where four Americans, including United States Ambassador … “The story” obviously involves the White House and the president within – Barack Obama – not the Massachusetts challenger.…
Source tells Glenn Beck: DOJ negotiating with Egyptian government for return of "blind sheikh"?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/09/17/source-tells-glenn…with-egyptian-government-for-return-of-blind-sheikh-n201489
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Just one question: What would Obama get out of it, assuming he followed through on this in a second term? … Besides, what could Morsi offer Obama that would make it worth his while to take a political hit this big? … Update: While we’re on the subject of Obama and our maybe “ally”/maybe not, any official White House response to this?…
Career intel officers: Obama's not telling you how far Al Qaeda has penetrated into Libya and Egypt
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“The Obama Administration is afraid to admit al Qaeda is running rampant throughout the region because it would expose the truth … instead of what President Obama so pompously spouted during the Democratic Convention” said the official. … Did we do that in Benghazi?…
Milbank: Debate debacle the price for Obama's refusal to engage press
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/05/milbank-debate-debacle-the-price-for-obamas-refusal-to-engage-press-n201925
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Obama hasn’t had a full press conference in over six months. … No doubt, Obama will prepare better for the next two debates. … Obama has to be able to ad-lib those lines, not wait for them to scroll up. …
Romney: We sure didn't get transparency from Obama on Benghazi attack, huh?
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whether Mitt Romney thought that the weeks-long string of lies and half-truths coming from the White House about the attack on Benghazi … very closely on this program the issue in Benghazi, the death of our ambassador, the first time in 30 years, two Navy SEALs. … Their lead editorial accuses Obama of having “hid the truth” on Libya, and says the obvious conclusion is that Obama intended to deceive…